‘Loss of faith in police’: Indigenous victims of crime fear not being believed, Victorian study finds

Exclusive: First ever such study says First Nations victims get ‘inadequate support’ throughout state’s justice system

A sexual assault victim sits outside a police station, wanting to make a report, but is too scared to go inside. At another, a victim of family violence is told there’s not enough evidence to file for an intervention order.

There’s the car-jacking victim who avoids public transport, and even walking to the shop, because the police haven’t caught their attacker – and they doubt they ever will.

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